Where it listeth

Recently, I watched the church's newest release of gospel videos. This one is entitled "Jesus teaches Nicodemus about being born again".

The script is word for word The first half of St. John Chapter 3 in the New Testament. One particular verse struck me and I have been thinking about it's meaning: "The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit."

First of all, let's clarify some terms: "born of the spirit"; To me this refers to the "baptism of fire" or "baptism of the Holy Ghost". This is done after the baptism of water.

"The wind bloweth where it listeth"; Could this be interpreted as "the wind goes wherever it wants"?
And "thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth". Now, technically, you can tell which direction a wind is blowing, so in a general sense, you can tell what direction it is coming from and where it is going. You hear it, you feel it, you see the trees move and so you know in a general sense which way the wind is blowing, but other than your particular point of reference and sensation, you don't know anything about where it's going or where it has been. Eccl 11:5: "As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all."

The next part is what intrigues me the most: "so is every one that is born of the Spirit."
If my interpretations aren't too far off, this means: Everyone baptized of the spirit is available to be worked upon by the Spirit of God. Just as we can't predict what God will do in this moment or the next, so are those who are worked upon by the spirit. In similitude to another scripture, we become beings that "act" and are not "acted upon".

Why is this important? So that we can become the instruments of God, so that real work can be accomplished by us. He becomes the master of our destiny to the extent we yield to Him. Inasmuch as we are committed to be amenable to Him only, our will is unaffected by the will of other men. In this we are truly free of other influences. It is important to remember a few things in this. He provides the direction, but doesn't dictate our every move. Perhaps we only get glimpses and flashes of ideas, but we don't see larger pieces of the picture sometimes until afterwards.

The spirit bloweth where it listeth ... so is everyone that is born of the spirit. =? God performs His work in majesty and those who are born of the spirit are part of the flow.